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Mega Millions lottery: Grand prize of $512 million up for grabs
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Tonight may be the night one lucky person wins one of the largest jackpots in the history of the Mega Millions lottery. The lottery game’s jackpot grew to a whopping [Read More…]
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Slain Trader Joe’s employee was hit by police bullet during suspect’s crime-spree: ‘I am truly sorry,’ says police chief
ABCNews.com(LOS ANGELES) — A Trader Joe’s employee killed during a crime-spree in Los Angeles last weekend was struck by a police bullet — not the suspect’s bullet — Los Angeles Police Department Chief Michel Moore [Read More…]
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Federal agents arrest NXIVM co-founder Nancy Salzman
Amy Luke/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Federal agents on Tuesday arrested NXIVM co-founder Nancy Salzman, her daughter Lauren Salzman and longtime bookkeeper Kathy Russell. Clare Bronfman, the longtime operations director for NXIVM, a secretive self-help group, [Read More…]
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Mexico wants NAFTA deal soon
Mexico reportedly wants to reach a North American Free Trade Agreement by the end of August. Bloomberg reports that a modernized NAFTA would allow Mexico’s new president to focus on other priorities when he takes [Read More…]
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Teen slain in Toronto shooting had just graduated high school, aspired to be a nurse
Courtesy The Fallon Family via ABCNews.com(TORONTO) — An 18-year-old high school graduate and a 10-year-old girl were fatally shot after gunfire rang out in the middle of a bustling Toronto neighborhood Sunday night. The young [Read More…]
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US missionary, 19, falls to his death while taking photos from a cliff in Australia
LDS Church via ABCNews.com(KURNELL, Australia) — A Mormon missionary from Utah died after falling from a cliff while taking photos in Australia, authorities said. A statement from the victim’s parents, Raymond and Jeanette Zimmerman, released [Read More…]
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Milk marketing with risk management tools can add up
Mike North with Commodity Risk Management Group says not all of the milk marketing news is bad, and says many farmers are still not using the tools that can add more than two dollars a [Read More…]
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A ‘biblical disaster’: Greek official on wildfires that have killed 50
ABCNews.com(ATHENS, Greece) — Twin fires raging through Greece have killed at least 50 people as wind-whipped flames swept through forestland, prompting scores of victims to flee to the sea via clogged roadways as they desperately [Read More…]
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Crowd chants ‘Stop killing our kids’ as vigil for Oakland stabbing becomes protest
iStock/Thinkstock(OAKLAND, Calif.) — A vigil for a black woman stabbed to death by a white felon on parole turned into more of a protest Monday night, as many among the crowd chanted, “Stop killing our [Read More…]
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‘Stand Your Ground’ laws under scrutiny again after man gunned down in parking lot
Obtained by ABC News(CLEARWATER, Fla.) — Florida’s “Stand Your Ground” law is coming under intense scrutiny again after a sheriff declined to file charges in the shooting death of an unarmed man who was apparently [Read More…]
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Wetland easement haying allowed in Missouri’s driest counties
Wetland easements in Missouri’s driest counties can be cut and baled for livestock forage. Landowners can apply to the USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service to cut up to 50 percent of the grass in their [Read More…]
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Most Minnesota crops doing well
Most of Minnesota’s crops are in good to excellent condition, but there are a few areas struggling after getting more rain. The USDA says portions of the state started to recover from flooded fields last [Read More…]
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Wisconsin crops got rain, but most could use more
Many Wisconsin farmers were thankful to see a little rain last week to help their crops but many would like another good soaking rain. Fifty-three percent of Wisconsin’s corn has reached silking stage which is [Read More…]
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Missouri crops progressing faster, at lower quality
Missouri crops are progressing faster than last year, but dry weather continues to harm them. Corn silking is 95 percent complete as of Sunday. The crop is rated only 35 percent good to excellent. Soybeans [Read More…]
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Varying moisture across Iowa affecting crops
Flood related nutrient loss and crop damage is a concern in the northern two thirds of Iowa, but subsoil moisture in the southern third of the state is less than 30 percent adequate to surplus. [Read More…]
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Illinois crops continue to progress faster than last year
The USDA reports corn silking in Illinois reached 97 percent as of Sunday with a third of the crop in the dough stage, which is ahead of last year. the crop is 82 percent good [Read More…]
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Suspect identified in Toronto mass shooting that leaves 2 dead, including 10-year-old girl: Police
ABCNews.com(TORONTO) — A gunman opened fire on the streets of Toronto, killing two people — a 10-year-old girl and 18-year-old girl — wounding 13 others and sparking an outpouring of grief for the Canadian city. [Read More…]
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Police release photos of former Bush cardiologist and suspect moments before fatal shooting
Houston Police Department(HOUSTON) — Police have released images from the moment right before a onetime doctor for former President George H.W. Bush was gunned down as he rode his bicycle in Houston. Cardiologist Mark Hausknecht, [Read More…]
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Chick-Fil-A fans will be able to make chicken dishes at home with new meal kits
Chick-fil-A(ATLANTA) — Chick-fil-A fans in the Atlanta area rejoice! The fast-casual chicken restaurant will start testing a new meal kit concept next month so you can make convenient pre-portioned chicken dishes at home. In an [Read More…]
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Dozens die in Japan’s record heat wave, UK has hottest day of the year
ABCNews.com(LONDON) — Monday is the hottest day of the year so far in the U.K. and Brits are melting. At 92 degrees in parts of England, it’s even hotter than Miami and Tel Aviv. But [Read More…]